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Middleman margins and market structure in West Bengal potato supply chains
Powerful middlemen in India enjoy large margins, but price gains do not pass through to farmers
Trading up: Globalisation and developing countries
Trade leads to improved industry performance and innovation, and a reduction in inefficiencies in developing countries
The power of information in improving school performance
Giving parents information on the performance of schools in Pakistan improved test scores and enrolment, and reduced the cost of private school tuition
Fragmented civil wars
Multilateral pacification policies can be effective in resolving civil wars, but arms embargoes can fail if targeted militias increase their activity
The economic and political consequences of India’s demonetisation
Despite BJP’s demonetisation policy having some negative economic impacts in India, why did they win the Uttar Pradesh state election?
Implementation ups and downs: Monitoring attendance to improve public services for the poor in India
An attendance-monitoring intervention in schools reduced absenteeism, but the impact on health care workers was limited
Home ownership as status competition
The high ratio of men to women in the marriage market helps explain why homeownership in China has increased despite skyrocketing house prices
Improving payroll-tax compliance through decentralised monitoring: Evidence from Mexico
Even formal firms evade payroll taxes, and workers can be effective monitors of their employers’ reports, with the right incentives.
The cost of air pollution in South Africa
Study indicates that 7.4% of all deaths in 2012 were due to chronic exposure to fine particulate matter, costing South Africa up to 6% of its GDP
How much people will pay for clean air: Evidence from China
China’s market for air purifiers reveals people will pay as much as $15 to remove one microgram per cubic metre of pollution from the air they breathe
